Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-28
Delayed kilograms
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Senate Passes the Consular and
Diplomatic and the Agricultural
Appropriation Bills.
The House Amends and Passes the Naval
Appropriation bnl-New Vessels
Provided for.
THE SENATE.

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-The creden-
tials Of Mr.. Reagan as Senator from
Texas, and of Mr.. Bate as Senator from
Tennessee were presented ana placed on
the files.
Senator Plumb from the conference
committee on the postotiice appropriation
bull, reported disagreement on the sub
sidy section, moved that the Senate insist
and ask for further conference. So Or
dered 4-va,e. 80.
The Senate then proceeded to the con
sideration of the consular and diplomatic
appropriation bill. I !
Senator Platt inquired. of Senator Alif-
son, chairman of the committee son ap-
propriations, as to the condition of the
appropriation bills. (
Senator Allison said only one appropri-
alton bill, the army bill, had been signed
by the President. The only other appro-
priation bills that had passed both houses
were the pension bill and the military
academy bill. The postofice bill, the In
dian bill, the suudry civil bill and the Dis
trict of G. ,lumbia bill were all in confer
ence. The legislative bill, the most
important next TO the sundry
civil bill, had not yet been taken
up for consideration by the House of
Representatives. The naval bill was
now under consideration in that body and
had been for two or three days. 1t was
proceeding there with commendable
leisure" the House having adjourned
yesterday at a quarter past four. The
deficiency bill had not been reported
to the House, nor had the fertilization
bill yet reached the Senate. The Senate
would see that if the consular and diplo-
matte bill and the agricultural appropria-
ton bill were disposed of to-day it would
not be possible in The nature Of things for
the appropriation committee to get before
the Senate on Monday or Tuesday
any of the appropriation bills that
were still undisposed of in
the House of Representatives
He did not believe it possible for the
committee on appropriations TO give to
four appropriations bills, the deficiency,
naval, Notifications and legislative, that
attention which they should receive. The
holding back of these bills, he said, as
they had been hell back at this and other
sessions resulted practically in the House
Of Representatives controlling the legis-
lstion of the country.
The consular and diplomatic appropri-
alton bill was then proceeded with. After
a good deal of desultory discussion the
amendments reported ~ the committee
on aspirations were all adopted with
some others, and the bill passed.
The agricultural bill was then taken up
and passed with some amendments.
Senator Plumb, from the conference
committee on the House bill to restrict
the ownership of real estate in the terri
tories to American citizens, made re-
port which was agreed to
The credentials of Mr.. Stewart, as Sen
ator from the state of Nevada. were pre-
scented and placed on file.
Senator Davis presented the conference
report on the Indian appropriation bill.
Agreed to.
The Senate bill to reimburse the depos-
itors of the Freedmen's Saving Bank and
Trust Company was taken up, discuss ed,
amended, end passed: yeas, 26; nsys,G.
The Senate then adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 90 Mr.. Willis
of Kentucky moved that the rules be sus-
pended and the Senate amendment 70 the
river and haroor appropriation be non
concurred in. Agreed to.
The Speaker appointed Messrs. Willis,
Blanchard and Henderson of Illinois con-
ferees on the river and harbor appropria-
ton bill.
The House then went into committee
OF the whole on the naval appropriation
bill.
Mr. Savers of Texas offered an amend
ment appropriating e2,470,0o0 for the